Fostering Children of Color
February is Black History Month, though, the plight of children of color within the foster care system continues every day of every year. Statistically, black children make up about 14% of the total population of Americans under the age of 18. However, they comprise...
Adoption Statistics
Adoption… Foster care… these are familiar words that evoke different responses in people. These terms are common enough to the average person that not much thought is given to them. Ask a cross-section of people on the street and many would say, “That’s being taken...
Adopting a Child Can Be Hard. Is It Worth It?
One thing that is true about adoption work is that although many stories are similar, no two are exactly alike. Each story about adopting a child is as unique as the precious children themselves. Those who work in adoption agencies are a special kind of individual....
November is National Adoption Month
Established in 1995 by a presidential order, National Adoption Month (NAM) seeks to bring awareness to the needs of the hundreds of thousands of children in need of forever families, and it also celebrates the many stories of those families who have joyfully grown...
Important Information For Foster Parents
DCS and the Arizona Department of Education recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) whose purpose is to outline how Head Start programs and DCS will work to improve access to Early Head Start and Head Start programs throughout the state for children in...Gallery
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